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Candace Calloway Whiting has studied and trained dolphins, seals, and orca whales. She is currently a volunteer at the Center for Whale Research at Friday Harbor.

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Orca Network J pod was reported in Pt. Susan – they were off Warm Beach at ~1:10 pm, then turned south & were mid-channel, off Kayak Pt. at 2:10 pm heading south quickly. Check back for updates, the last report was north of Marysville, but they were headed towards Seattle- Update 4:1o pm – Spotted […]
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Word just in! It is a beautiful day to watch for them, check back for updates – Orca Network … at 10:14 that 6 orcas just turned south into Admiralty Inlet, around Pt. Wilson. Update 3:30 pm: Orca Network J pod at Mutiny bay heading SW at 2:20 pm
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To be considered for a job training the animals at SeaWorld you basically need to be 18, fit, able to swim and scuba dive, have finished high school, and be confident enough to speak to groups. You must also be able to “ regularly use hands and fingers, reach with hands and arms, handle, feel, […]
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A vet once advised me to be cautious in naming horses, and to choose anything except what I didn’t want the horse to be – names like “buck”, “striker”, or “renegade” for instance. He pointed out that if a horse was named for a bad habit, then you are reminded of that every time you […]
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Nugget (L-55) seems to favor California waters in the winter, and as I watch the winter storm churn her home waters of the frigid Salish Sea, I can’t say that I blame her at all. The L-pod orcas regularly go down as far south as Monterey in search of Chinook salmon, and in 2007 Nugget […]
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The capture of orca L-pod member “Lolita” was a horrifying event in which several of her family members were killed, their stomachs slit, filled with rocks, and the bodies allowed to sink. Those readers who follow this blog have probably noticed that I try to stay away from this type of really graphic information, and […]
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According to the Wall Street Journal, Seaworld has accumulated a mind-boggling $1.2 billion dollar debt, and is taking steps to refinance in hopes of saving itself $14 million a year in interest. Standard and Poors, the company that evaluates the credit-worthiness of businesses, gives Seaworld a moderately low BB- rating, in spite of Seaworld’s efforts […]
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